A Chorus Line Star Takes the Trapeze in Broadway's Pippin Beginning Tonight

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22 Jul 2014

Priscilla Lopez

Photo by Monique Carboni

Priscilla Lopez, who earned a Tony Award for her performance in A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine andalso created the role of Diana Morales in the original Broadway production of A Chorus Line, steps into the role of Berthe in the Tony-winning revival of Pippin beginning July 22.

Lopez, who is scheduled to remain with the Broadway production for a limited engagement through Aug. 27, succeeds Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Annie Potts ("Designing Women," God of Carnage), who played her final performance July 20.

Pippin is directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus and features choreography by Tony Award nominee Chet Walker in the style of Bob Fosse and circus creation by Gypsy Snider of the Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (7 Fingers).

Pippin is the recipient of 2013 Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Miller), Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Andrea Martin) and Best Direction of a Musical (Paulus).

Pippin, according to press notes, "tells the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey to find meaning in his existence. Will he choose a happy but simple life? Or will he risk everything for a singular flash of glory?"

A U.S. national tour will launch in September at the Buell Theatre in Denver, CO. Productions are also planned for London, Australia and Amsterdam in 2015.